Syrian Arab Republic: Syria Crisis: Ar-Raqqa Situation Report No. 6 (as of 23 May 2017)

Published: 28/05/2017

Source: RELIEFWEB.INT

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Syrian Arab Republic Highlights SDF advances east and west of Ar-Raqqa city resulted in the displacement of over 20,000 people bringing the total number of IDPs tracked since November 2016 to almost 200,000. The Self Administration reportedly decided to enact a rule to prevent IDPs from Ar-Raqqa governorate from leaving Ein Is

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